Roofing.



A. P. BAMBERGER 6a W. S. GUISTWHITE.

ROOFING.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. e, 1913.

1,1 O7y568 Patented Aug. 18, 1914..

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FINITED STA ES ALFRED P. BAMBERGER AND WINTFIELD SCOTT GUISTWHITE, 0F NEW CUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO :BENJAMN F. GRVER, 0F NEW CUMBERLAND," PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ROOFXNG.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALFRED F. Barr- BERGER and WIN'rFIELD S. GUISTWHITE, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of New Cumberland, Cumberland county, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in rooting and it. has for its objectsl among others to provide .an improved simpliiied form of roofing which shall be durable, in which the securing means will be hidden from view except at the edge of the roof.v Y

lt has for a further object to provide means for securing the rooting material in such a manner as to insure against its being easily removed by the wind and in which the joints shall be so formed and protected as to prevent all liability of leakage by the rain being driven in between the joints.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims. A

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view with por-- tions broken away showing the portions of a roof covered in accordance with our present invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section through one o`fthe joints, portions being broken away. Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the hooks of the interengaging parts.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the diderent views.

Referrin to the drawings, 1 designates the sheathing or boarding of the roof of usual construction. The roof covering may be of any suitable material adapted to the purpose, preferably lead, which may be rolled very thin and which will never rust,

v nor does it require to be painted.A rlthe sheets may be of any desired size and while they may be arranged horizontally, vertically or diagonally across the roof, in the present instance we have chosen to show the same as extending upwardly, or in other words, from the comb of the roof to the eaves. These sheets 2 are secured in position in the following manner. 3 are fasteners, preferably of tin, although they may be other material, having a JIportion 4 adapted to lie flat against the roo l where it is secured by a nail or nails or the like 5, as seen clearly in Fig. 4, This fastener has its free edge bent upon itself to form a hook 6, there being an offset 7, as seen in Fig. 4, for a purpose which will be obvious. Into this hookfthe adjacent edge of one of the strips 2 is designed to be hooked, as seen at 8, and the adjacent overlapping edge of the next adjacent sheet or strip 2 of the lead or other outer covering is also engaged within this hook of the fastener and also engaged in the hook 8. of the first-named sheet 2, as seen at 9 1n Fig. 4. rllhe fasteners 3 are then hammered wn tightly and then nailed fast to the roofing boards at the other side of the hook, that is through the member 4, as shown, by the nails 5 or other suitable fastening means. After a course is nailed, the sheet 2 is pulled over the portion 4 of the fastener, as seen in Fig. 4, and is ready for another course, and the operation is repeated until the whole roof is covered, each fastener being tightly hammered down to secure the overlapped edges of the two adjacent sheets firmly in position. A roof thus covered will most eectually guard against leakage and the securing means are entirely concealed and protected against the elements. rFhe side and bottom edges of the sheets 2 may be fastened by nails or the like 10 at the lower edge of the roof and by suitable means as the nails or the like 11 at the edges, as seen in Fig. 1.

ltf desired, the edges of the sheets 2 at the sides of the roof may be secured by the hooked members 12, as seen in Fig. 2, the

Vouter edges of the material 2 being inserted between the jaws of the hooked members 12 and then hammered down tightly, nails or the like 11 holding the hooked members in "-,p osition.

At opposite edges of the roof we may einploy strips 13, preferably of tin or the like, secured' to the board 1 by nails or other means, .for the purpose of slightly raising the outer covering 2 at these points to keep the water from running over the edges. llf

desired, the lower edges of the covering material 2 may be likewise held rmly between hooked members 15 secured to the lower edge of the boarding 1, as seen in Fig. 3, and, if necessary, this edge may be slightly raised by a strip 16, as seen in said Fig. 3. Roofing material secured in accordance with the above invention is firmly held in place, the joints are such asv to absolutely prevent leakage and water is prevented from running over the edges, while at the same time the material is caused to snugly hug the roong boards and as the edges are all vsecured firmly in position, there is practically no likelihood of the roof being taken off by the wind. Importance is attached to the fact that the fastener and the sheet be turned up to furnish shoulders against which the edge of the adjacent sheet abuts and that the edge of the adjacent sheet be bent over and both the fastener and the first sheet hooked into such turned-over portion.

What is claimed as new is In a roof, a fastening member having a portion parallel with the roof and secured directly to the upper face thereof, said member having its free edge bent upon itself to form a hook, a covering strip and an ad-L jacent covering strip, the first-named strip and the fastener being turned up to form shoulders against which the edge of the adjacent covering strip abuts and the edge of the adjacent sheet bent over and the fastener and the first-named sheet having interlocking portions, the interlocked portions of the fastening member and said covering strips being compressed substantially. parallel with the roof.

Signed by us at New Gumberland, Pa. this 27th day of October, 1913.

ALFRED l. BMBERGER. WINTFIELD SCOTT GUISTWHITE. Witnesses:

MERVIN BAMBERGER, IDA HELM. 

